California Senate Bill 95 -
Senate Bill 95, signed late last week by California Gov. Gavin Newsom, requires employers to provide up to 80 hours of supplemental paid sick leave to employees who cannot work or telework due...more
New Law Takes Effect Jan. 1 -
Senate Bill 1383, signed into law by California Gov. Gavin Newsom, now applies the California Family Rights Act to employers with 5 or more employees across the State. Previously, CFRA only...more
Shauna Amon Writes About Public Employer New Laws in PublicCEO -
California and federal courts, along with the state’s Public Employer Relations Board, handed down a number of decisions last year that will impact public...more
2/7/2020
/ Administrative Hearings ,
Appeals ,
Collective Bargaining ,
Demotions ,
Discrimination ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Employee Rights ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
First Amendment ,
Job Promotions ,
Labor Regulations ,
Labor Relations ,
Personnel Records ,
Police ,
Police Misconduct ,
Political Campaigns ,
Public Agencies ,
Public Employment Relations Board’s (PERB) ,
Qualified Immunity ,
Union Representatives
Part 2: New Employment-Related Court Decisions Impacting California’s Public and Private Entities -
California and federal courts handed down a number of labor and employment-related decisions last year, impacting...more
1/31/2020
/ Agribusiness ,
Arbitration ,
Business Expenses ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Class Action ,
Doing Business ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Litigation ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Farm Workers ,
Farms ,
Franchises ,
Frivolous Lawsuits ,
H-2A ,
Harassment ,
Joint Employers ,
Labor Law Violations ,
Labor Regulations ,
McDonalds ,
National Origin Discrimination ,
New Legislation ,
On-Call Employees ,
Over-Time ,
Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) ,
Public Entities ,
Race Discrimination ,
Reimbursements ,
Retaliation ,
State Labor Laws ,
Temporary Employees ,
Title VII ,
Wage and Hour ,
Workplace Safety
From independent contractors to privacy to arbitration agreements - the California Legislature was busy in 2019 passing a wealth of new labor and employment laws that impact your business or agency. In this Best Best &...more
12/11/2019
/ Affordable Care Act ,
Amended Legislation ,
Arbitration ,
Arbitration Agreements ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Employee Privacy Rights ,
Employee Training ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Employment Policies ,
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) ,
Federal Labor Laws ,
Highly Compensated Employees ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Independent Contractors ,
Joint Employers ,
Labor Code ,
Labor Regulations ,
Mandatory Arbitration ,
Minimum Salary ,
Minimum Wage ,
Misclassification ,
New Legislation ,
New Rules ,
Over-Time ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour ,
White-Collar Exemptions
New California Law Creates Legal Test for Determining Who is an “Employee” -
In the wake of Assembly Bill 5, employers will need to exercise additional care when determining whether to hire workers as employees or as...more
11/13/2019
/ ABC Test ,
Dynamex ,
Employee Definition ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Freelance Workers ,
Gig Economy ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Independent Contractors ,
Labor Regulations ,
Misclassification ,
Public Agencies ,
State and Local Government ,
State Labor Laws ,
Wage and Hour
Best Best & Krieger LLP Labor & Employment attorneys hosted a webinar that focuses on new legislation and case law from 2018 impacting both private and public employers in California.
What was discussed:
-New legislation...more
Federal law prohibiting age discrimination in employment applies to state and local governments, regardless of their size, the U.S. Supreme Court said last week. ...more
Last week Gov. Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 119 into law, which requires public employers to provide union representatives access to new employees during their orientations. This bill defines employee orientation as the...more
California employees are generally required to be provided one day’s rest in a seven-day work week. (See, Cal. Labor Code sections 551, 552 and 556.) For years, there has been confusion over what it means for employers to...more